New American Standard Bible 2020
Isaiah 34
God’s Wrath against Nations
1ComeH7126nearH7126,you nationsגוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471,to hearלִשְׁמֹ֔עַlish.Mo.a'H8085;and listenהַקְשִׁ֑יבוּhak.Shi.vuH7181,you peoplesוּלְאֻמִּ֖יםu.le.'u.MimH3816!Let the earthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776andallH4393it containsH4393hearתִּשְׁמַ֤עtish.Ma'H8085,and the worldתֵּבֵ֖לte.VelH8398and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that springsצֶאֱצָאֶֽיהָ׃tze.'e.tza.'Ei.haH6631from it.
2For the Lord’sלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068angerקֶ֤צֶףKe.tzefH7110is againstעַל־'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471, And Hiswrathוְחֵמָ֖הve.che.MahH2534againstעַל־'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605their armiesצְבָאָ֑םtze.va.'AmH6635. He hasutterlyH2763destroyedהֶחֱרִימָ֖םhe.che.ri.MamH2763them,He has turnedH5414them overH5414toslaughterלַטָּֽבַח׃la.Ta.vachH2874.
4Andallכָּל־kol-H3605the heavenlyהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064lightsצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635willwearH4743awayוְנָמַ֙קּוּ֙ve.na.Ma.kuH4743, And theskyהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064will be rolledוְנָגֹ֥לּוּve.na.Go.luH1556upH1556like a scrollכַסֵּ֖פֶרkha.Se.ferH5612;Allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605itslightsצְבָאָ֣םtze.va.'AmH6635will also witherיִבּ֔וֹלyi.BolH5034awayH5034As a leafעָלֶה֙'a.LehH5929withersכִּנְבֹ֤לkin.VolH5034from the vineמִגֶּ֔פֶןmi.Ge.fenH1612, Or as onewithersוּכְנֹבֶ֖לֶתu.khe.no.Ve.letH5034from the figמִתְּאֵנָֽה׃mi.te.'e.NahH8384treeH8384.
5ForMy swordחַרְבִּ֑יchar.BiH2719has drunkH7301its fillרִוְּתָ֥הri.ve.TahH7301in heavenבַשָּׁמַ֖יִםva.sha.Ma.yimH8064;Beholdהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009it shall descendתֵּרֵ֔דte.RedH3381for judgmentלְמִשְׁפָּֽט׃le.mish.PatH4941uponEdomH112,And upon the peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971whom I havedesignatedH2764forH2764destructionH4941.
6The swordחֶ֣רֶבChe.revH2719of the Lordלַיהוָ֞הla.Yah.wehH3068is filledמָלְאָ֥הmal.'AhH4390with bloodדָם֙damH1818,It dripsהֻדַּ֣שְׁנָהhu.Dash.nahH1878with fatמֵחֵ֔לֶבme.Che.levH2459,with the bloodמִדַּ֤םmi.DamH1818of lambsכָּרִים֙ka.RimH3733and goatsוְעַתּוּדִ֔יםve.'a.tu.DimH6260,With the fatמֵחֵ֖לֶבme.Che.levH2459of the kidneysכִּלְי֣וֹתkil.YotH3629of ramsאֵילִ֑ים'ei.LimH352.For the Lordלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068has a sacrificeזֶ֤בַחZe.vachH2077inBozrahבְּבָצְרָ֔הbe.va.tze.RahH1224,And a greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419slaughterוְטֶ֥בַחve.Te.vachH2874in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEdomH112.
7Wildרְאֵמִים֙re.'e.MimH7214oxenH7214will alsofallוְיָרְד֤וּve.ya.re.DuH3381with them Andyoungוּפָרִ֖יםu.fa.RimH6499bullsH6499with strongH47onesH47;So their landאַרְצָם֙'ar.TzamH776will besoakedוְרִוְּתָ֤הve.ri.ve.TahH7301with bloodמִדָּ֔םmi.DamH1818,And their dustוַעֲפָרָ֖םva.'a.fa.RamH6083becomeH1878greasyH1878with fatמֵחֵ֥לֶבme.Che.levH2459.
9Its streamsנְחָלֶ֙יהָ֙ne.cha.Lei.haH5158will be turnedוְנֶהֶפְכ֤וּve.ne.hef.KhuH2015into pitchלְזֶ֔פֶתle.Ze.fetH2203,And its looseH6083earthH6083intobrimstoneלְגָפְרִ֑יתle.ga.fe.RitH1614,And its landאַרְצָ֔הּ'ar.TzahH776will becomeוְהָיְתָ֣הve.ha.ye.TahH1961burningבֹּעֵרָֽה׃bo.'e.RahH1197pitchלְזֶ֖פֶתle.Ze.fetH2203.
10It willnot be extinguishedתִכְבֶּ֔הtikh.BehH3518nightלַ֤יְלָהLay.lahH3915or dayוְיוֹמָם֙ve.yo.MamH3119; Itssmokeעֲשָׁנָ֑הּ'a.sha.NahH6227will goיַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927upH5927foreverלְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769. Fromgenerationמִדּ֤וֹרmi.DorH1755to generationלָדוֹר֙la.dOrH1755it will be desolateתֶּחֱרָ֔בte.che.RavH2717;Noneאֵ֥ין'einH369will passעֹבֵ֖ר'o.VerH5674through it foreverלְנֵ֣צַחle.Ne.tzachH5331and everנְצָחִ֔יםne.tza.ChimH5331.
11Butpelicanקָאַ֣תka.'AtH6893and hedgehogוְקִפּ֔וֹדve.ki.PodH7090will possessוִירֵשׁ֙וּהָ֙vi.re.Shu.haH3423it, Andowlוְיַנְשׁ֥וֹףve.yan.ShofH3244and ravenוְעֹרֵ֖בve.'o.RevH6158will dwellיִשְׁכְּנוּ־yish.ke.nu-H7931in it;And He will stretchוְנָטָ֥הve.na.TahH5186overעָלֶ֛יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921it thelineקַֽו־kav-H6957ofdesolationתֹ֖הוּTo.huH8414And theplumbH68lineH68of emptinessבֹֽהוּ׃Vo.huH922.
13Thornsסִירִ֔יםsi.RimH5518will comeH5927upH5927in itsfortifiedH4013towersאַרְמְנֹתֶ֙יהָ֙'ar.me.no.Tei.haH759,Weedsקִמּ֥וֹשׂki.MosH7057and thistlesוָח֖וֹחַva.Cho.achH2336in its fortifiedH4013citiesH4013;It will also be a hauntנְוֵ֣הne.VehH5116ofjackalsH8565Anda habitatH2691of ostrichesיַעֲנָֽה׃ya.'a.NahH3284.
14The desertH6716creaturesH6716will meetוּפָגְשׁ֤וּu.fa.ge.ShuH6298with thewolvesאִיִּ֔ים'i.YimH338, Thegoatוְשָׂעִ֖ירve.sa.'IrH8163also will cryיִקְרָ֑אyik.Ra'H7121to its kindרֵעֵ֣הוּre.'E.huH7453.Yesאַךְ־'akh-H389, thenight-birdלִּילִ֔יתli.LitH3917will settleהִרְגִּ֣יעָהhir.Gi.'ahH7280thereשָׁם֙shamH8033And will findוּמָצְאָ֥הu.ma.tze.'AhH4672herself a restingמָנֽוֹחַ׃ma.No.achH4494placeH4494.
15The treeH7091snakeH7091will makeקִנְּנָ֤הki.ne.NahH7077its nestH7077and layוַתְּמַלֵּ֔טva.te.ma.LetH4422eggsthereשָׁ֣מָּהSha.mahH8033,And it will hatchוּבָקְעָ֖הu.va.ke.'AhH1234and gatherוְדָגְרָ֣הve.da.ge.RahH1716them under itsprotectionבְצִלָּ֑הּve.tzi.LahH6738.Yesאַךְ־'akh-H389, thehawksדַיּ֖וֹתdai.YotH1772will be gatheredנִקְבְּצ֥וּnik.be.TzuH6908thereשָׁ֛םshamH8033,Everyאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802oneH376with its kindרְעוּתָֽהּ׃re.'u.TahH7468.
16Seekדִּרְשׁ֨וּdir.ShuH1875from thebookסֵ֤פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,and readוּֽקְרָ֔אוּu.ke.Ra.'uH7121:Not oneאַחַ֤ת'a.ChatH259of theseH2007will beH5737missingH5737;Noneאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802H3808will lackפָקָ֑דוּfa.Ka.duH6485its mateרְעוּתָ֖הּre.'u.TahH7468. ForHis mouthפִי֙fiH6310has commandedצִוָּ֔הtzi.VahH6680,And His Spiritוְרוּח֖וֹve.ru.ChoH7307has gatheredקִבְּצָֽן׃ki.be.TzanH6908them.
17He has castהִפִּ֤ילhi.PilH5307thelotגּוֹרָ֔לgo.RalH1486for them,And His handוְיָד֛וֹve.ya.DoH3027has dividedחִלְּקַ֥תָּהchi.le.Ka.tahH2505it to them by themeasuringH6957lineH6957.They shall possessיִֽירָשׁ֔וּהָyi.ra.Shu.haH3423it foreverעַד־ עוֹלָם֙'ad- o.LamH5704H5769; Fromgenerationלְד֥וֹרle.DorH1755to generationוָד֖וֹרva.DorH1755they will dwellיִשְׁכְּנוּ־yish.ke.nu-H7931in it.
Commentaries on Isaiah 34
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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